The High Council of Justice filed a motion for the dismissal of Donetsk District Court judge Yevhen Cherepovskyi, who was detained for a bribe of over 800,000 UAH in 2021.
However, the court released him on personal recognizance on suspicion of fraud, and the case review dragged on for several years.
During this time, Cherepovskyi retained his position and received a judicial salary amounting to over 4 million UAH, and also won nearly 200,000 UAH in unpaid bonuses for 2020.
The final decision on his dismissal must be made by the full composition of the HCJ.